The Buipe police command in the Savanna Region, in collaboration with members of the community, has arrested two robbery suspects, Adama Sule and Mahamadu Jabi, together with a juvenile, for highway robbery.

The two robbery suspects and the juvenile are alleged to have been involved in several robberies along the Kintampo-Buipe Highway, the police said in a statement. 

According to the law enforcement agency, its investigations established that the gang, on several occasions, attacked their victims between Portor and Kadelso along the Kintampo-Buipe Highway and robbed them of their personal effects and unspecified amounts of money. 

The police said it mounted surveillance on the activities of the gang and with the support of the community, arrested three of them on 30 December 2021. 

Some victims of the robbery attack have also identified the two suspects and the juvenile. 

The police said efforts are underway to get other members of the robbery gang arrested. 

Meanwhile, the two suspects and the juvenile are in police custody assisting with investigations.